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We live in exponential times… <ul><li>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHmwZ96_Gos </li></ul>

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Ch-ch-ch-changes… <ul><li>The way people are communicating is changing – duh </li></ul><ul><li>Over 70% of Australian internet users visited a social networking site in June 2009, up 29% on previous year </li></ul><ul><li>There are now 400 million+ users on Facebook (launched Feb 2004!) </li></ul><ul><li>Facebook accounts for 29 per cent of all time spent online by Australians and this is increasing rapidly </li></ul><ul><li>Australian Facebook users uploaded 80 million pictures, wrote 32 million wall posts and 45 million status updates in October 2009 </li></ul><ul><li>Twitter’s user count went from 13,000 in 2008 to 800,000 in June 2009 </li></ul>

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Australian business is lagging behind… <ul><li>75% of Australian SMEs DON’T do social media </li></ul><ul><li>30% of Australian SMEs rarely updated the content of their business website </li></ul><ul><li>78% of Australian SMEs don’t use their websites for e-commerce (ie. Selling stuff) </li></ul><ul><li>Only 14% of SMEs use email marketing </li></ul><ul><li>Defence industry organisations are among the worst… </li></ul>

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So what are we waiting for? <ul><li>Let’s get moving – it’s time to start blogging, create a Facebook page, Twitter account etc. etc. </li></ul>

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Steady on, tiger… <ul><li>When considering the use of new technologies most organisations consider the issue the wrong way around </li></ul><ul><li>‘ I need to be on Facebook because everybody else is’ – WRONG! </li></ul><ul><li>Need to focus on the target audience, objectives and strategies, before considering the technologies… </li></ul><ul><li>Why? Because the technologies might not be appropriate </li></ul><ul><li>In fact, use of certain technologies may be detrimental – example… </li></ul>

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Get your website right first <ul><li>Before getting too creative, I recommend getting your website right first </li></ul><ul><li>Your website is the core element of your web presence </li></ul><ul><li>Some hard truths…the cutting-edge innovation demonstrated by many companies in the defence sector does not flow through to their web presence. </li></ul><ul><li>In fact, many defence sector websites (SMEs particularly) are deplorable . </li></ul>

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POST Strategy <ul><li>P is for PEOPLE </li></ul><ul><li>O is for OBJECTIVES </li></ul><ul><li>S is for STRATEGIES </li></ul><ul><li>T is for TECHNOLOGIES </li></ul><ul><li>This strategy framework was developed by Forrester Research – see http://forrester.typepad.com/groundswell/2007/12/the-post-method.html </li></ul>

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A quick word on search engines <ul><li>It’s not just about looking good - you can have the best looking website in the world and never get a visitor… </li></ul><ul><li>Your website needs to be ‘optimised’ for the search engines </li></ul><ul><li>There are a whole bunch of factors that you need to consider to get your website to the top of Google, Yahoo! and Bing </li></ul><ul><li>Take a gander at: http://www.bluetrainenterprises.com.au/16things/ </li></ul>

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Are you awake – pop quiz, hot shot… <ul><li>Blog is the shortened form of what? </li></ul><ul><li>How many characters can a tweet contain? </li></ul><ul><li>What does RSS stand for? </li></ul><ul><li>Facebook emanated from which US university? </li></ul><ul><li>Who owns MySpace? </li></ul>

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Why SMS’s site is good <ul><li>Dedicated site with its own branding </li></ul><ul><li>Fun and quirky; doesn’t take itself too seriously </li></ul><ul><li>Emphasises how great it is to be a part of SMS – ‘we work hard, but we have a great time doing it’ </li></ul><ul><li>Linkages across social media platforms – LinkedIn, Facebook, Vimeo, Twitter, Flickr – means more chance of being found </li></ul><ul><li>Professional design, but simple construction </li></ul><ul><li>Rich, colourful images </li></ul>

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A video to end… <ul><li>Is anybody easily offended by Kiwi jokes? </li></ul><ul><li>Some questions to ask yourself while you watch this: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>What impression do you have of RNZAF pilots after you watch this? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>How do you think the RNZAF took it? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Good or bad publicity? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>How could your business use online video? </li></ul></ul>

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Lessons from the video <ul><li>ANYBODY with a camera (or a keyboard) can publish their own content </li></ul><ul><li>It’s impossible to control the media today because anybody can be a publisher – what are your customers / employees saying about your company? </li></ul><ul><li>Great content (particularly humourous, self-deprecating content) has a viral effect – 460,000 views </li></ul><ul><li>My opinion: The RNZAF in East Timor had a ‘can do’ attitude and were more accommodating than our own Black Hawk pilots – this video says a lot about them </li></ul><ul><li>Could your business use online video? </li></ul>

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Upcoming workshops - Adelaide <ul><li>Thursday 22 July 2010 - Adelaide, SA How to use Twitter, Facebook and Social Media to market your business (2 SPOTS LEFT) </li></ul><ul><li>Wednesday 28 July 2010 - Adelaide, SA How to use a Blog to market your business </li></ul><ul><li>Wednesday 4 August 2010 - Adelaide, SA How to rank No. 1 on Google and the other search engines </li></ul><ul><li>Wednesday 11 August 2010 - Adelaide, SA How to use Email to market your business </li></ul><ul><li>www.bluetrainenterprises.com.au </li></ul><ul><li>We also do web strategy consulting, search engine optimisation, web design and development </li></ul>3 hours duration Only 6 participants max. per workshop Intensive, hands-on tutleage with a laptop and wireless internet connection $99 per person per workshop Book online at my website